MARK: Join me on my Soap Box
It seems like a requirement for being a celebrity is to skirt the line of sanity and to do so in the most public of ways. Sad to say, Amanda Bynes is the latest case of celebrity meltdowns. Over the weekend the former Nickelodeon star began tweeting incoherent messages, apparently trying to convince people that [...]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On the fair and balanced Israel-Palestine Discourse
Boston, a city replete with college students, should, in response, be replete with political discourse. This discourse is healthy. At a time when students are not only discovering their independence but also figuring out their own political views, it is encouraged. The Right of Return Conference, an event hosted in Boston University’s Law School, claimed [...]
SMITH: Hipsters and why we hate them
Maybe it’s a little close to the fact to be so definite. However, as we sit here on a generously warm evening in April, the facts seem increasingly clear to me. We are the Hipster Generation, and there’s not a thing we can do about it. “Hipsterism” seemingly rose from the ashes of the Emo [...]
EDIT: Licenses and Immigration Reform
The Maryland House of Delegates has passed a bill that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a legal driver’s license. If or when Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signs the bill, undocumented immigrants with or without pending immigration statuses can go to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and apply for a second-tier drivers license. The licenses will [...]
EDIT: Student Fees: Now we know.
In the shadow of the 3.7 percent tuition increase, Boston University officials announced that student fees will also increase. While the Resnet fee has been cut altogether, undergraduates on the Charles River Campus in the fall of 2013 will have to pay a Student Services fee for $260 per semester, a $160 Health and Wellness [...]
